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Quebec doesn't need freedom. Canadian governments don't just not bother them, but actually bow and scrape to their every desire. Not only that, but Quebec has been granted two referendums, and Quebec voted to stay with Canada. I'm willing to bet that the Bloc would lose votes in Quebec if they actually pursued the seperatist agenda.Originally Posted by SwedishFish
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Free Quebec. Free Tibet.
HOW ABOUT 'DEM VIKINGS
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Conservatives appear to have an eighteen point lead over the Liberals.
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this might actually be an interesting discussion without the endless spamming....................
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Agreed. SwedishFish, I don't know what you're after in this thread, but your constribution has been at best childish, and at worst trolling.
As a Canadian, I am extremely offended that you would compare the our relationshiop with one of our provinces with China's brutal and bloody treatment of Tibet.
And your comment about how "razor thin" the margin was in the 1995 referendum further demonstrates your ignorance. Here is how the Bloc worded the question to Quebeckers:
"Do you agree that Québec should become sovereign after having made a formal offer to Canada for a new economic and political partnership within the scope of the bill respecting the future of Québec and of the agreement signed on June 12, 1995?"
They made it soud like they would still be under Canada's warm, safe, protective wing, but without any need to contribute back.
In polls where the question was simply: "Do you think Quebec should separate from Canada?" the reponses were overwhelmingly "Non."
Quebeckers were woefully mislead by the sovereigntists in the weeks leading up to the referendum. Some examples of things that declared "yes" voters believed would take place even if they separated:
1) All Canadian troops and bases in Quebec would stay and become the Quebec military
2) Quebec would still be allowed to use Canadian $$ as their currency
3) Quebec would continue to receive transfer payments from the Canadian government
There were a number of other equally ridiculous assumptions, but those are just the ones I can remember off the top of my head.
At any rate, I'm finished talking to you about this, because you obviously have absolutely no knowledge of Canadian politics, and even less of Quebec politics.
About the only ones outside of a small minority of Quebeckers who think separation would be a good idea are the Newfies, because then it would only be a half an hour drive to Toronto...
"What, have Canadians run out of guns to steal from other Canadians and now need to piss all over our glee?"
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The best thing about the Canadian political process is that it's over and done with in a matter of weeks. Instead of this 1 to 1 1/2 years of mudslinging campaigning that we in the US have to endure.
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." *Jim Elliot*
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After reading through that, I almost expected to find a Newfie joke at the end, and I certainly wasn't disappointed.
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Since I don't think anyone remember the original point of this topic, I'll just say that Canada is a weird country that surely as a problem with its neighbour (namely, the US).
Canadian people spend their time bashing the US, bragging about how their healthcare system is great, how they're different (better) from the average american. Yet, to any sane european, the canadian healthcare system is a joke, and Joe the canadian is just copy/pasted from Ben the american.
And they're a bunch of freaking nationalists, it's almost scary. What the hell with all these canadian flags everywhere ?
Oh, and the anti-french racism is kind of boring; wether it is aimed at quebecers or at franco-ontarians people (here I was thinking I would get laid all the time just by saying "Hey babe, I'm french". Next time I'll go to the US ;-( )
So, I vote for the Bloc Quebecois. Vive le Québec Libre, Vive la France, Vive la Bière de qualité, Vive les petites brunes française !
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Over here in North America, having a flag doesn't mean you're a nationalist. Maybe you could learn something of our culture before dumping on it do to your lack of knowledge.And they're a bunch of freaking nationalists, it's almost scary. What the hell with all these canadian flags everywhere ?
CR
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The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
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Any different than how French and Germans go at these days? My brother has been to both countries and has seen it first hand.
Canada is about 30-50 times larger by sqaure km than any european nation. And 32 million people stonrg. No way our health care system could deliver like France or Germany, or Sweden. No way, not ever. We are about on par with Britain.
That's light nationalism really. My parents house has a flag pole in the front yard.
People in Ontario think they are better than everyone. Don't take it personally, they are decendants of New Englanders who didn't want to be americans.But on another note I've even met a French-Canadian who bitches about certain franquophone cultural idioms
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Sorry, but what is "anti-French racism?" Are you implying that franco-phones are actually a different race than we English-speakers?
At any rate, in Canada, it is the francophones in general and Quebeckers in particular that practice exclusion and xenophobia. The best example? In Ontario, the largest anglophone province, all public signs must be in English and French. In Quebec, it is against the law for a store owner to have an English sign in his own store if the English sign is larger than the French sign.
Another one that I used to love was that the rule used to be that to work for the federal government, you had to be bilingual, and one of your languages had to be French. So it was quite possible for an anglophone to call a government office and get somebody on the phone who spoke Franch and Cantonese, but not English. I believe they have since changed this policy though, thankfully.
Canada as a whole has two official languages: French and English. Quebec specifically passed a law stating that French is the only official language of Quebec.
But sure, we anglophones are racist...
Give your head a shake and learn a little bit about a topic before posting.
"What, have Canadians run out of guns to steal from other Canadians and now need to piss all over our glee?"
- TSM
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